Lost and found: Patterns of marine litter accumulation on the remote Island of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde

Sousa-Guedes, Diana; Bessa, Filipa; Queiruga, Alberto; Teixeira, Leila; Reis, Vitória; Gonçalves, José Alberto; Marco, Adolfo; Sillero, Neftalí

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123338

Environmental Pollution

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123338

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Lost and found: Patterns of marine litter accumulation on the remote Island of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde

Diana Sousa-Guedes,

Filipa Bessa,

Alberto Queiruga

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Lost and found: Patterns of marine litter accumulation on the remote Island of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde

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Representation of investigation results of microplastics on sandy beaches—accumulation rate and abundance in the entire study site

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